Gov Gary Herbert

The Republican leader of the Utah House of Representatives is backing an effort to repeal the death penalty three years after lawmakers voted to reinstate a firing squad as a backup method for executions Read more

Former Massachusetts governor and one-time Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is running for the U.S. Senate in Utah, he officially announced Friday morning. Romney, 70, was the Republican Party 's presidential standard-bearer in 2012, eventually losing the general election to Read more

Major outdoor retailers have come out in opposition to President Trump 's announcement this week that he will shrink two national monuments in Utah . Outdoor gear company Patagonia made its website go black after Trump's announcement Monday, with only large text reading: "The President Stole Your Read more

John Curtis, the mayor of Provo, Utah, won the Republican primary in his state's third congressional district Tuesday, capping a campaign that will see him advance to November's general election after he collected over 15,000 signatures from party members simply to make the primary ballot. The Read more

An American tourist celebrating his wedding anniversary in Europe was among those killed in the terrorist attack in London on Wednesday, a family member confirmed to ABC News. Utah resident Kurt Cochran, 54, and his wife Melissa traveled to Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and Read more

While Donald Trump’s non-traditional presidential campaign has attracted its share of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans alike, recent controversies, like the discovery of a video in which Trump is captured making disparaging remarks about women and subsequent claims of sexual assault Read more

Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain has withdrawn his support from Donald Trump, adding to the growing list of GOP officeholders who announced Saturday that they will not support their party's standard-bearer in the election. "Cindy and I will not vote for Donald Trump," the Arizona Read more

On Monday, September 5, 2016, ABC News "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence. The following is a transcript of the interview: MUIR: Mr. Trump, Governor Pence, thank you for doing this. We sit here in the great Read more